Scepticism in Geology And the Reasons for It; An Assemblage of Facts From Nature Opposed to the Theory of "causes Now in Action", And Refuting It
Scepticism in Geology And the Reasons for It; An Assemblage of Facts From Nature Opposed to the Theory of "causes Now in Action", And Refuting It
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On the whole, taking account of those few places where " give " is compensated by " take," continents are not diminishing, nor are sea areas increasing. Admitting the silting up of some estuaries, no other material change has taken place in the outline of Britain since Eoman times. In fact nature herself sets a barrier to marine inva- sion by the foreshores and beaches of shingle and alluvium thrown up by the waves themselves.
Even the isthmus of the Sjgurn Point, at the mouth of the Humber, wh...ich is especially relied upon by erosionists to prove the inroads of the sea, though composed only of a heap of loose pebbles and sand, and " exposed to two strong currents, may perhaps be little changed for ages to come ; such is the efi&cacy of long equal slopes and a pebbly sand in repelling the rage of the sea!* — Phillip's Yorkshire, p. 69.
Every cape and headland which has midway breasted the sea and the storm for thousands of years offers a protest against a belief in the power of breakers to mow down mountains or " strata miles in thickness." Finally, we have from Lyell himself {Elements, p.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
On the whole, taking account of those few places where " give " is compensated by " take," continents are not diminishing, nor are sea areas increasing. Admitting the silting up of some estuaries, no other material change has taken place in the outline of Britain since Eoman times. In fact nature herself sets a barrier to marine inva- sion by the foreshores and beaches of shingle and alluvium thrown up by the waves themselves.
Even the isthmus of the Sjgurn Point, at the mouth of the Humber, wh...ich is especially relied upon by erosionists to prove the inroads of the sea, though composed only of a heap of loose pebbles and sand, and " exposed to two strong currents, may perhaps be little changed for ages to come ; such is the efi&cacy of long equal slopes and a pebbly sand in repelling the rage of the sea!* — Phillip's Yorkshire, p. 69.
Every cape and headland which has midway breasted the sea and the storm for thousands of years offers a protest against a belief in the power of breakers to mow down mountains or " strata miles in thickness." Finally, we have from Lyell himself {Elements, p.
What to read after Scepticism in Geology And the Reasons for It; An Assemblage of Facts From Nature Opposed to the Theory of "causes Now in Action", And Refuting It?
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